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Re: [OM] E-M5 battery life (again), was: The Boys of Winter - again...

Subject: Re: [OM] E-M5 battery life (again), was: The Boys of Winter - again...
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:54:46 -0500
That's even better.  Now I just need to figure out how to get as much 
battery life as you're getting.

Chuck Norcutt


On 2/5/2013 7:00 AM, Walters, Martin wrote:
> Not exactly. That's the current count, taken over several days, on a
> fully charged Oly battery. Since returning, the camera is sitting in
> my living room, so I've not taken any more photos. The battery
> indicator still shows "full". I suppose I could "waste" the rest of
> the film, so to speak, and see at what point the battery needs
> charging.
>
> Martin -----Original Message----- From: Chuck Norcutt
> [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, February 04,
> 2013 10:59 PM To: Olympus Camera Discussion Subject: Re: [OM] E-M5
> battery life (again), was: The Boys of Winter - again...
>
> Are you stating that what you got was 143 shots on a fully charged
> battery?
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 2/4/2013 8:11 PM, Martin Walters wrote:
>> Using the OM-D for the last week in holiday mode. Charged the Oly
>> battery after 93 shots (just because) and then got another 143
>> shots on the recharge. In both cases, the battery indicator didn't
>> blink (though I think it's not too sensitive and will go very
>> quickly from good to worrying).
>>
>> I have both the EVF and the screen operational. Usually, I do try
>> to switch the camera off if I don't expect to use it for a while.
>> In other words, nothing special to increase battery life (the auto
>> shutdown is default). The 143 shots included a goodly number using
>> the OM 100/2 and manual focussing with the IBIS engaged (i.e.,
>> release half way down).
>>
>> Martin
>>
>>
>> On 03/02/2013 11:08 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>> The other day I complained about getting only 90-100 shots on a
>>> freshly charged Oly battery on my E-M5.  Today I was using a
>>> clone battery which advertised 17% less capacity but delivered
>>> only 70 shots.  This is getting worrying.  Do I need to carry 3
>>> or 4 spares for a day's worth of shooting?
>>
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